Sirach 48:1-4
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Elijah
48 Then Elijah arose, a prophet like fire,
and his word burned like a torch.
2 He brought a famine upon them,
and by his zeal he made them few in number.
3 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens,
and also three times brought down fire.
4 How glorious you were, Elijah, in your wondrous deeds!
Whose glory is equal to yours?
Sirach 48:9-11
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
9 You were taken up by a whirlwind of fire,
in a chariot with horses of fire.
10 At the appointed time, it is written, you are destined[a]
to calm the wrath of God before it breaks out in fury,
to turn the hearts of parents to their children,
and to restore the tribes of Jacob.
11 Happy are those who saw you
and were adorned[b] with your love!
For we also shall surely live.[c]
Footnotes
- Sirach 48:10 Heb: Gk are for reproofs
- Sirach 48:11 Other ancient authorities read and have died
- Sirach 48:11 Text and meaning of Gk uncertain
Matthew 17:10-13
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
10 And the disciples asked him, ‘Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?’ 11 He replied, ‘Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things; 12 but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.’ 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
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